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Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With catalogue description '1111 Semi discoidal scraper'; inked collector's legend '4.SS. 1111.C/Twydall'. 149 grams, 77 mm
Found Twydall, Kent, UK.
Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915.
Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections.
Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis.
Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall and a list where this piece is included.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Twydall, Kent, UK.
Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915.
Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections.
Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis.
Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall and a list where this piece is included.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lentoid in section with point at each end, some cortex remaining. 154 grams, 11.2 cm
Found Aisne, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Aisne, France.
Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Possibly from organised archaeology digs: five flint scrapers marked 'BHM' and 'BHS' with dates in the 1980s; two boar tusks marked 'BHM' with dates in the 1980s; quantity of mammal teeth, some marked 'BHM' or 'BHS' 224 grams total, 35-77 mm
Probably found in the 1980s.
From an old large English collection from Lincolnshire.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Probably found in the 1980s.
From an old large English collection from Lincolnshire.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A complete ground or polished stone axehead sub-ovate in plan, narrower at the butt end with a steep curve to the cutting edge, facetted ovate section with squared off sides. 332 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Skirpenbeck, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-3B9FD3.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Skirpenbeck, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-3B9FD3.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Irregular in plan, water-worn with much cortex in situ, broad cutting edge; inked legend 'P2'. 220 grams, 10.8 cm
Found 410 Building, Westcott, Buckinghamshire, UK, 1970.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P2; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found 410 Building, Westcott, Buckinghamshire, UK, 1970.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P2; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Plano-convex in section, ovate in plan with broad butt. 520 grams, 13.3 cm
Found Northern Sahara.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Northern Sahara.
From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market.
By descent to the current owner in 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mainly barbed and tanged types, with find spots. 4.23 grams total, 17-33 mm
Found Dorset/Hampshire, UK.
Ex N. Thomas collection, 1970s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Dorset/Hampshire, UK.
Ex N. Thomas collection, 1970s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Roughly spherical with inked '127' legend. 285 grams, 64 mm
Found Libya.
Acquired Phillip Carter, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N127; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Libya.
Acquired Phillip Carter, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N127; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Showing the long flake removals which were then made into knives, tools and daggers; marked twice 'SP.' for the findspot 'Spiennes'. 490 grams, 18 cm
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Comprising: columnar type with one indented finial; cobble with reserved edges, centre removed to replicate an axehead; repaired. 406 grams total, 9.2-10.7 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
D-shaped in section with re-touch around most of the circumference; inked findspot to underside' Soucy sur Vercoulon'. 30.5 grams, 11.2 cm
Found Sougy, Loiret France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collections of J.R Vircoulon and of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Sougy, Loiret France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collections of J.R Vircoulon and of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Oval handaxe of Wymer (1999) Type K, both ends taper to points with the butt end slightly more rounded. 110 grams, 79 mm
Found on the 15th of October 2006 in Britford, Wiltshire, UK.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-E2EE7B.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found on the 15th of October 2006 in Britford, Wiltshire, UK.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-E2EE7B.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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